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Our final Science Rocks! Camp of the summer finished off at our Chilliwack Campus last week. We we were so excited to have 142 campers from grades 4-7 spend part of their summer with us enjoying some amazing science based activities. This was our biggest summer yet! Thank you to all the campers for helping … Read more
It’s now week #4 and we’re happy to report 90 campers have rocked their way through our doors so far! Each day has been filled with a dynamic mix of hands-on activities, demonstrations, and fun outdoor activities. Thanks to our awesome team leader, Marlee Fisher and her crew Korissa Heibner and Nathan Enns the kids … Read more
Work as a Camp Facilitator! Science Rocks! is a series of summer day camps for kids in grades 4-6, held at UFV, with four weeks in Abbotsford and two weeks in Chilliwack. We are looking for UFV students who…… Have a passion for science, love working with kids, and are excited to bring these two … Read more
Our final Science Rocks! Camp of 2017 finished up August 18th at our Chilliwack Campus. Over the summer we had 114 campers from grades 4-7 enjoy week long science based demonstrations and activities. We hope all of our campers had fun and learned something new! Thank you to our Science Rocks! Team Leaders: Rebecca, Marlee … Read more
Science Rocks! is a series of summer day camps for students in grades 4, 5, 6 and 7. The camps are held for four weeks at the UFV Abbotsford campus and two more weeks at CEP in Chilliwack. We are looking for UFV students who … Have a passion for science, love working with kids, … Read more
The Faculty of Science is happy to be teaming up with GearBots Makerspace who provides learning opportunities for kids ages 9-15+. Students are introduced to the exciting world of engineering and technology. The Faculty of Applied and Technical Studies at UFV initiated the program with GearBots. They hosted last week’s camp in their Electronics Lab … Read more
The final Science Rocks! camp of 2016 finished up on Friday, August 12th. Over the past 6 weeks, 95 campers from grades 4-7 enjoyed week long science based demonstrations and activities from finding out why some things stink to mystery solving and forensics. We hope all our campers had fun and learned something new, and … Read more
There was so much fun had at the Science Rocks Aboriginal Youth Camp last week it would make your hair stand up! 24 kids from Grades 4 – 7 signed up for a week of fun activities and found out how cool science really is! Thanks to Ian Affleck and our Science Rocks! Team Leaders, … Read more
UFV is buzzing with the sounds of future scientists! Students in grades 4 – 7 who have registered for this week’s Science Rocks! camp will be taking part in activities involving mystery solving, forensics and finding out what’s in our genes! Be sure to check out the fun from our past 2 weeks in our … Read more
Public school is out for the summer so let the fun begin! UFV Science Rocks! Camp 1 welcomed our newest campers this morning. Each day will include activities and demonstrations organized by our A+ science leaders! Over the course of the week, campers can expect to experience activities from Physics, Biology, Chemistry and Mathematics! Registration … Read more